disturbing
Example Sentences
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Goldhaber saw content so disturbing that he prefers not to talk about it.
From Los Angeles Times
Expect a dark, deep and vaguely disturbing ride.
From MarketWatch
It blew in great, roaring gusts, then abruptly died, leaving an empty space that echoed with the most disturbing sound: a far-off moaning, as if the woods were trying to tell Clare something.
From Literature
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The former broker said ants could also be harvested by gently disturbing the mound and collecting them as they tried to escape.
From BBC
Leonard said ringed plovers were among the island's "schedule one protected species", meaning disturbing them at the nest is an offence under the island's Wildlife Act.
From BBC
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